Xishan National Park
The Hailar National Forest Park, located in western Hailar City, Inner Mongolia, is one of China's most famous scenic spots. At this park, one can find the famous Hailar Pine Tree, a variety of the Japanese red pine, one of the rarest conifer species The pine tree is known as the ??green queen' because it is thick, tall and drought and cold resistant. The park finds its home in the Western Mountains where the peaks are sandy and the pine trees are all tall. In the western part of the park lies 2500 square kilometers of wetlands, including 15 lakes; these lakes are home to many rare varieties of wild birds and is such placed under the national heritage. There is also a "China-Japan friendship forest" which lies just beyond these wetlands.
The Hailar National Forest Park of course hold many natural wonders, towering pines, seemingly endless field of grass, however the southern part also hold significance for contemporary China with the Japanese army passing through the park during the Second World War. There are some battlements built by the Chinese used for repelling Japan's invasion in 1934 which were subsequently destroyed in 1945. The development of the park as a tourist attraction has been rapid with the construction of the Hailar Exhibition Center, a restaurant offering folk cuisines, a zoo, botanical gardens and the opening of several peaks for tourists. Besides, the southern park is also famous for being the site of the cultural relics in the Microlithic Age.
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